Don't move firewood

Parks didn’t make the rule and who knows what their cost is for the wood or where they got it from… do you really think their supplier thinks he should discount what he can get for his wood because you don’t want to pay for it… isn’t exploiting the market conditions to their benefit what the company selling the firewood vendor his saws, gasoline and oil is doing and that effects what he needs and wants for his product…

The prices may be high in your opinion but I can assure you no one is getting big bonuses or retiring from their firewood profits…

What some of you have called good and dry fire wood has money, time, space, and sweat invested for a long time and depending on the operation has each piece gets handled 6 to 8 times from forest to storage to retail sale to user and is transported 3 to 4 times from the forest to storage to CG or wood retailer near the CG to the fire ring…

Most of the prices I have seen would be more than a bargain for good dry wood… they would guarantee the seller wouldn’t be there many years…

Here is one fact… the act of maliciously spreading any of the know pest by someone’s selfish and uncaring act risking the betterment of the forest and my or my families present or future enjoyment perceived or real is so great, I am more than willing to report any violations that become known or suspected be me… and I am willing to volunteer my time and travel cost to anywhere in the country to testify against any violators I report…

Only if necessary, I would sadly support a ban on all wood fires if voluntary compliance isn’t achievable by the camping community…

I have never seen or been anywhere that didn’t allow any clean or certified clean wood from being brought into a CG… and almost every CG I have been to or drive by has local wood vendors selling local wood…

How come no one is naming the CG’s that allow no wood to brought in the CG even kiln dried wood??? how common is this really??? It seems pretty isolated to me…





If you bring wood from home and it a legal move you can self certify it in most states I believe…. Like CT…
http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?A=2697&Q=508886

In-State Firewood Transportation
Self Issued Certificate of Origin

When transporting untreated firewood within Connecticut, you must keep a signed copy of this completed document with you.
This Self-Issued Certificate is for cut and split firewood or wood intended to be cut and split and used as fuel for heating purposes.
IMPORTANT: NO FIREWOOD MAY LEAVE THE PERIMETER OF FAIRFIELD, HARTFORD, LITCHFIELD AND NEW HAVEN COUNTIES (“AFFECTED COUNTIES”) WITHOUT a permit confirming treatment issued by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES). Firewood passing through the affected counties is subject to additional State and Federal regulations. Contact CAES at 203-974-8474 prior to moving firewood out of or through an affected county.

Part I: Transporter Information
Transporter Name:
Mailing Address:
City/Town: State: Zip Code:
Home, Business or Cell Phone:
E-mail:

Part II: Source of Firewood
Street Address:
City/Town:
County (refer to county map):
NOTE: If the source of the firewood is in an affected county, then additional regulations apply. Contact CAES at 203-974-8474 prior to moving firewood out of or through an affected county.
Zip Code:

Part III: Destination of Firewood Being Transported
Street Address:
City/Town:
County (refer to county map):
Zip Code:
Approximate Volume Being Transported (In Cords):

Part IV: Transporter Certification
The transporter must sign this part and keep this completed signed copy when transporting firewood.

“I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this document and all attachments thereto, and I certify that based on reasonable investigation, including my inquiry of the individuals responsible for obtaining the information, the submitted information is true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

I understand that firewood shall not be moved into Connecticut without meeting the requirements of section 22-84-5g of the Regulation of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA) or out of a Connecticut quarantined county WITHOUT a permit confirming treatment issued by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Firewood passing through an affected county is subject to additional State and Federal regulations. I further understand that this Self-Issued Certificate is for cut and split firewood or wood intended to be cut and split and used for heating purposes.

Any person or employee or agent of that person, who violates any provision of section 22-84-5g of the RCSA, shall be subject to enforcement as authorized by section 22-84 of the General Statutes or section 22-84-5e of the RCSA.”

Signature of Transporter
Date
Name of Transporter (print or type)


This certificate is valid for one month from the date signed.
Retain this document for your personal records for 365 days after self issuance.

For questions, please contact CAES at CAES.StateEntomologist@ct.gov or 203-974-8474 or the DEEP Forestry Division at deep.forestry@ct.gov or 860-424-3630.





http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/emerald_ash_b/downloads/compliance_agreement/EAB_CA_Template_1.6.pdf

FEDERAL COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT…

most States have their own that can be even more strict but not less than the fed requirements…

5. I / WE AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING:
This establishment will ship regulated ash material from a Federal quarantine area ONLY after applicable treatments/ mitigations are completed at the establishment’s expense. Explanations and schedules are detailed in attached addendum. Regulated articles that have undergone an approved treatment or mitigating process may be shipped throughout the year. This establishment will ensure that each shipment of regulated material moved interstate is accompanied by a completed Federally issued Certificate or Federally issued Limited Permit. All Federal forms are accountable and will be handled according to USDA requirements.

This establishment will handle the following regulated article(s): (check all applicable)
Ash logs
Ash lumber (green)
Hardwood firewood (non-coniferous)
Ash chips/ mulch
Wood packing material constructed with ash
Other (specify)_________________

Treatment/ Mitigation (check all applicable)
1.Remove the bark and an additional ½ inch of wood.
2.Kiln sterilization
3.Fumigation
4.Heat Treatment
5. Chip or Compost
6. Safeguarding (transport)
7. Facility outside of quarantine area
8. ISPM-15 for ash lumber in wood packing material.